Archive for December, 2016

The children in Billis were very privileged to receive a visit from Santa Claus this morning! He took time out of his very busy schedule to pop in with some sweets and biscuits for all the children. Thank you so much Santa and safe travelling on Christmas Eve!

5th ad 6th class have been exploring a new approach to literacy learning called ‘Team TSI,’ which means Transactional Strategies Instruction. This helps pupils to work independently to apply comprehension strategies when reading, The children work in groups of 3 developing their skills such as: working in groups, vocabulary work, and giving effective feedback. They do this while reading their novel.

A fun Day for all has been organised by Bailieboro Garda Station for Saturday 17th Dec from 11am to 3pm.

Their Dog unit, mounted unit, sub aqua unit and air unit will be there. You can get tours of the station and the Road Safety Authority will be there to check car seats to ensure they are fitted correctly, if you wish to avail of this service. See the letter and flyer below for more details.